2023 SUSETTE M. TALARICO LECTURE "AMERICAN POLICE REFORM, ACT 2: WHERE PROGRESS STALLS" Wednesday, March 22 2023, 2pm Larry Walker Room, Dean Rusk Hall “AMERICAN POLICE REFORM, ACT 2: WHERE PROGRESS STALLS” presented by Jim Newton Jim Newton is a veteran journalist, author and teacher. He spent 25 years at the Los Angeles Times, where he covered the LAPD and the city’s struggle to recover from the beating of Rodney G. King and the riots that erupted the following year. He has written about policing and police reform for more than 30 years. He teaches at UCLA, where he founded and edits Blueprint magazine. Newton is the recipient of numerous national and local awards in journalism and while at the LA Times participated in two staff efforts that were awarded the Pulitzer Prize. Read more about 2023 SUSETTE M. TALARICO LECTURE "AMERICAN POLICE REFORM, ACT 2: WHERE PROGRESS STALLS"
Important Spring 2023 Dates Spring 2023 January 9th: Classes begin January 16th: Martin Luther King Jr. Day, No classes January 24th: New Major Meeting, 5:00 January 31st: General Intern Preparation Meeting, 5:00 March 6th-10th: Spring Break March 14th: CJ Society Meeting, 6:00 March 22nd: Susette M. Talarico Lecture, 2:00 March 23rd: Withdrawal Deadline Read more about Important Spring 2023 Dates
Criminal Justice Society Meeting Tuesday, October 11 2022, 6pm Pinnacle Room, Baldwin Hall Read more about Criminal Justice Society Meeting
POLS(SOCI) 4905 Criminal Justice Practice Credit Hours: 1 Case studies and guest talks are used to examine the work, culture, and work settings of various criminal justice practitioners, assess ethical issues in criminal justice practice, and learn new directions in the field. Offered spring semester each year. S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) Semester Offered: Spring Level: Undergraduate Read more about POLS(SOCI) 4905
CJSP Director presents at the Engagement Scholarship Consortium's 22nd Annual Conference Dr. Sarah Shannon presented at the Engagement Scholarship Consortium's 22nd Annual Conference held at UGA. The panel was titled, "Breaking Ground: Grassroots Engagement Connecting the University and Incarcerated Communities" and featured three educational initiatives working within the UGA community and inside Georgia jails and prisons. Also on the panel were Dr. Caroline Young from the UGA English Department, who teaches at Whitworth Prison in Hartwell, GA, and undergraduate students Austin Joshua and Evan Johnson from the Athens Prison Tutorial program. Read more about CJSP Director presents at the Engagement Scholarship Consortium's 22nd Annual Conference
Criminal Justice Society Meeting Tuesday, September 27 2022, 6pm Pinnacle Room, Baldwin Hall Guest speaker-- Kennesaw Police Department Read more about Criminal Justice Society Meeting
Alumni Networking Event Friday, October 14 2022, 3pm Larry Walker Room in Dean Rusk Hall-255 Herty DR The Criminal Justice Program will be hosting an Alumni Networking Event on Friday, October 14th at 3:00. It will be held in the Larry Walker Room on the 4th floor of Dean Rusk Hall (225 Herty Drive). We envision the event to be a chance for students to learn more about our alumni and their work in an informal way, and we hope it to be a conversational, engaging event for everyone. This will be a great opportunity to build new connections and is open to all students interested in the different fields of Criminal Justice. Please click here to RSVP for the event. Read more about Alumni Networking Event
